Center for International and Regional Studies

CIRS sponsors the research of a Post-Doctoral Fellow and a Visiting Fellow working on Gulf-related issues.

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Center for International and Regional Studies
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
Location: Doha, State of Qatar

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar's (GU-Qatar) Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) is pleased to announce an opening for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship will support a recent PhD recipient in any discipline working on the area of the Middle East with priority to those working on the Gulf. The Fellowship is for a period of one academic year starting in the Fall 2010 semester, with a possibility of renewal for one additional year. The Fellow is expected to devote this time to turning his/her dissertation into a book manuscript for publication.

Applicants must have completed a PhD (in hand) between August 1, 2007 and July 31, 2010. The fellowship requires residence at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. The Fellow will be given library privileges at University and office space at CIRS, and is expected to participate fully in the academic and intellectual life of the Center, including delivering occasional lectures at CIRS and taking part in the Center’s academic seminars and conferences. Depending on needs and interests, the Fellow may be invited to teach one course as well.

Compensation, benefits and other terms of employment are highly competitive. CIRS will also make available funds for publication assistance.

Review of applications begins January 4, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and a synopsis of their PhD dissertation. Also, candidates should provide a statement outlining the precise nature of their intended work during the period of the fellowship, the final product’s significance in terms of the discipline and the body of knowledge, and when the completion of the project for publication may be expected.

Please submit application materials to cirspositions@georgetown.edu.
Applications or supporting materials may be sent as well to Naila Sherman, CIRS Associate Director, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Suite 2100, Washington, DC 20007-2401.

Visiting Scholar/Researcher

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (GU-Qatar) Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) is pleased to announce an opening for a nonresidential Visiting Scholar Fellowship beginning in Fall 2010. The position is open to scholars in all disciplines working on any area of the Middle East, with priority given to those working on the Gulf. Visiting Scholars will receive library privileges at GU-Qatar, office space, and a computer at CIRS. The Visiting Scholar is required to visit Qatar three times each year, for one to two weeks each time. CIRS will cover all expenses related to the trips, including business class airfare to and from Doha, accommodation, meals, hotel, and transportation in Doha. The Visiting Scholar is expected to participate in the intellectual life of the Center and the faculty and students of GU-Qatar. This includes presentation of a speech at the CIRS Monthly Dialogue Series, authorship of a CIRS Occasional Paper, and, whenever possible, meetings and discussions with Georgetown faculty and students. This position is ideal for mid- and senior-level academics.

Compensation, benefits and other terms of employment are highly competitive.

Review of applications begins January 4, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

Interested scholars should submit a cover letter and a statement outlining their intended research while in residence at CIRS, the names and contact information for five references, and a current curriculum vitae.

Please submit application materials to cirspositions@georgetown.edu. Applications or supporting materials may be sent as well to Naila Sherman, CIRS/GU, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Suite 2100, Washington, DC 20007-2401.

GU-Qatar, which is located in Education City in Doha, Qatar, offers a four-year undergraduate curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) degree identical to that offered on the Main Campus of Georgetown University in Washington, DC, through the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Each year, GU-Qatar admits a class of approximately 50 students, many from the Middle East and South Asia, who take courses on and will graduate from the Doha campus. The students and facilities of GU-Qatar are outstanding. GU-Qatar employees join a community of scholars in Education City who teach in the other branch campuses of Carnegie-Mellon University, Northwestern University, Weill Cornell Medical College, Texas A&M University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.